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GATE or Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering is a national level examination that tests student's knowledge and understanding of their under Graduate level subjects in Engineering and Science.

The most common option after qualifying GATE is to pursue M.E/M.Tech/Phd in NITs , IIITs, IITs and CFTIs. Selection of the candidates in any institute is done on the basis of their GATE scores.

Five specializations are very popular among the candidates and these are - Computer Science, Electrical, Electronics, Civil and Mechanical Engineering.

The reason behind the popularity of these specializations is that they are believed to have better career prospects.

Other than these five specializations, Manufacturing Engineering has also gained prominence on account of more companies setting up high-end manufacturing bases in India.

Some most popular specializations are -

Computer Science Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Electrical and Electronics Engineering

VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration)

Communication Technology

Power Systems

Power Electronics

Mechanical Engineering

Design Engineering

Manufacturing Engineering

Civil Engineering

Structural Engineering

Construction Engineering and Management

Geotechnical and Geo-environmental Engineering

For complete details about the cut offs for IITs after qualifying GATE, other options available and other very important information, kindly check out the link given below-

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/gate-qualified-multiple-options-for-you

I hope you find the answer helpful.

Thank you.